116th Avenue & 173rd Street
The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 173rd Street is in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Roy Wilkins Recreation Center is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/116 Av, is 450 feet away for the Q5, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/116 Av, 450 feet away, for the Q5.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/116 Av Q5450 feetQ5
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 gardens
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Senior Citizens Garden Club Garden190 feet
- Roy Wilkins Recreation Center Park190 feet
- Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden II Garden1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Marantha French 7 Day Church House of worship1,300 feet
- Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church House of worship1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- John's Farm Market Supermarket1,020 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 172nd Street 230 feet
- 116th Avenue & 174th Street 260 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 116th Avenue 380 feet
- 116th Avenue & 171st Street 520 feet
- 115th Avenue & 173rd Street 660 feet
- 170th Street & 116th Avenue 780 feet
- 115th Avenue & 174th Street 920 feet
- 172nd Street & 115th Avenue 920 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 173rd Street.